Data Migration

Legacy System Migration Services

Modernize Without Losing Your History

Transform decades of legacy data into modern, accessible formats. We specialize in extracting data from mainframes, AS/400, COBOL systems, and proprietary platforms while preserving every record and business rule.

Mainframe & AS/400 ExpertiseData Quality EnhancementHistorical Data PreservationBusiness Logic Translation
75+
Legacy Migrations
50+
Years of Data
100%
Data Preserved
85%
Quality Improvement

What is Legacy System Migration?

Bringing decades of data into the modern era

Legacy system migration involves extracting data from outdated technology platforms-mainframes, AS/400, COBOL applications, flat files, and proprietary databases-and transforming it for modern systems. This often includes decades of historical data that represents invaluable business knowledge.

Unlike standard database migrations, legacy migrations require reverse-engineering data formats, understanding undocumented business rules embedded in code, and often reconstructing lost metadata. The data may be stored in formats no longer commonly understood or supported.

Our legacy migration approach preserves not just the data, but the context and meaning behind it. We document business rules, validate historical accuracy, and ensure your organization retains full access to its institutional knowledge in a modern, maintainable format.

Why Choose DevSimplex for Legacy Migration?

Deep expertise in legacy technologies

Legacy system migrations require specialized knowledge that's increasingly rare. Our team includes engineers with hands-on experience in mainframe environments, COBOL programming, and legacy database systems-expertise that's essential for successful migrations.

We understand that legacy systems often contain business logic that was never formally documented. Through careful analysis and collaboration with your subject matter experts, we identify and preserve these critical rules during migration.

Data quality is typically a major concern in legacy migrations. We implement data profiling, cleansing, and enrichment as part of the migration process, so you emerge with not just migrated data, but better data than you started with.

Requirements & Prerequisites

Understand what you need to get started and what we can help with

Required(3)

Legacy System Access

Access to legacy system for data extraction, including necessary credentials and documentation.

Subject Matter Experts

Team members who understand legacy business processes and data meanings.

Target Platform

Modern platform selected and provisioned for receiving migrated data.

Recommended(1)

Historical Documentation

Any available system documentation, data dictionaries, or specifications.

Optional(1)

Data Retention Policies

Guidelines on what historical data must be preserved.

Common Challenges & Solutions

Understand the obstacles you might face and how we address them

Undocumented Business Rules

Critical business logic embedded in code may be lost during migration.

Our Solution

Code analysis, SME interviews, and comprehensive documentation of discovered rules.

Data Quality Issues

Decades of data entry without validation leads to inconsistencies.

Our Solution

Data profiling, cleansing rules, and quality improvement during migration.

Proprietary Formats

Data in formats that modern tools cannot directly read.

Our Solution

Custom extraction routines and format conversion expertise.

Your Dedicated Team

Meet the experts who will drive your project to success

Legacy Systems Analyst

Responsibility

Analyzes legacy code and data structures to understand business logic.

Experience

15+ years including mainframe/AS400

Data Migration Engineer

Responsibility

Develops extraction and transformation pipelines.

Experience

ETL expertise, multiple platforms

Data Quality Specialist

Responsibility

Profiles data, develops cleansing rules, validates outputs.

Experience

Data governance certified

Engagement Model

Extended engagement with knowledge transfer to ensure institutional knowledge is preserved.

Success Metrics

Measurable outcomes you can expect from our engagement

Data Preservation

100%

All historical records migrated

Typical Range

Quality Improvement

85%

Data issues resolved during migration

Typical Range

Business Rules

100%

Critical logic documented and preserved

Typical Range

Cost Reduction

70%

Legacy maintenance eliminated

Typical Range

Legacy Migration ROI

Modernizing legacy systems delivers significant cost and capability benefits.

Maintenance Costs

70-90% reduction

Within Immediate

Data Accessibility

10x improvement

Within Post-migration

Integration Capability

Full modern APIs

Within With new platform

“These are typical results based on our engagements. Actual outcomes depend on your specific context, market conditions, and organizational readiness.”

Why Choose Us?

See how our approach compares to traditional alternatives

AspectOur ApproachTraditional Approach
Legacy Expertise

Mainframe/COBOL/AS400 experience

Can handle any legacy platform

Modern systems only

Business Logic

Systematic discovery and preservation

Institutional knowledge retained

Data-only focus

Data Quality

Cleansing integrated with migration

Improved data in new system

Migrate as-is

Technologies We Use

Modern, battle-tested technologies for reliable and scalable solutions

ETL Tools

Custom extraction pipelines

Python

Transformation scripts

SQL

Data manipulation

Custom Scripts

Legacy format handling

APIs

Modern integration

Data Quality Tools

Cleansing and validation

Ready to Get Started?

Let's discuss how we can help you with data migration.